Issue details

Every local authority (LA) has to have a Standing Advisory Council on RE (SACRE) by law. The law says that religious education (RE) must be taught in all schools and academies and a SACRE's role is to advise its LA on what needs to be done to improve RE and collective worship for schools in its area. This is because RE is not part of the National Curriculum; it is a local responsibility. Through the SACRE, local communities and teachers have the opportunity to influence and support what pupils learn in RE.
SACRE can require the LA to review its agreed Syllabus for RE (This must happen at least every five years). At a recent meeting of the B&NES Agreed Syllabus Conference, constituted under Schedule 31 of the Education Act 1996, a unanimous recommendation was made to adopt an updated Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. The Agreed Syllabus Conference, which included Cllrs Kumar and Jackson, has requested that B&NES Council affect the recommendation.
There are no changes to the current Syllabus from the one already adopted. A link to the current Syllabus is provided below
www.awarenessmysteryvalue.org/syllabus/